2nd Test: Australia v India at MCG Dec 26-30 2020

[mozza91]

Benefit of the doubt to the batsman?

 

[Smug Panther]

Just home

 

[JJ]

Doesnt mean they aren’t on top. They are into the tail with one more wicket.

Just add 2/20 and it’s all clear

 

[Bazal]

You'd have to say there's enough doubt to say it's more likely he's home than not, tight as though holy shit

 

[jargan83]

Bee's dick in that one

 

[Bring back John Fifita]

never hook to get off the mark

Andrew Hilditch never took that advice

 

[Bring back John Fifita]

Should have been out.

 

[Parra]

Over the line smoky. Mark it.

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

I'd be pretty annoyed if I was India at that decision.

 

[JJ]

Those who thought this series was over after Adelaide are way off the mark..

India were on top for the majority of the last test in Adelaide until the biblical collapse in the 2nd dig. Australia’s 1st innings wasn’t something to write home about, and without Paine’s 70 odd it could have been embarrassing.

Now we are in another innings hole.. 2 tests in a row.

Our openers are brutally out of form / unfamiliar to the role.
Labuschagne is scrapping
Smith is off the boil
Head is fits and starts
Green is brand new

Of all these, Paine has been the rock. All be it for one innings but he needs to be again today.

India are well on top here. That 36 in Adelaide masked a lot of issues we have with the bat.

Fair... but India have their own issues

Smith will be ok, and Warner and Pucovski potentially solve issues

Paine really has been tremendous in many ways

 

[Bazal]

Kerry gets less and less funny every game.

Which is a feat for a man who has never been funny

 

[Bring back John Fifita]

Fair... but India have their own issues

Smith will be ok, and Warner and Pucovski potentially solve issues

Paine really has been tremendous in many ways

Paine has, absolutely. I couldn’t believe the chat that he needs to score more runs.. he’s got the 2nd highest batting average of any Australian Keeper behind Gilly. He needs wins, not runs to stay in the top job for mine. He dragged our innings out of a bog in Adelaide.

Warner will add a lot, and surely Smith will come back. Just shows how much we miss them when they were out. When they aren’t scoring runs we are vulnerable against a good bowling attack.

 

[Bazal]

Cameron Greenjara

 

[Twizzle]

...and other obsolete cricket opinions. 14,000 pages, available now at all good book sellers.

wasn't it Bill Lawry who used to say never hook to get off the mark ?

 

[Bazal]

wasn't it Bill Lawry who used to say never hook to get off the mark ?

Well that just drives home how obsolete the idea is

To be fair Bill probably couldn't see past his nose once the ball got around face height.

 

[Twizzle]

surprised Bill hasn't done a guest stint considering its the Boxing Day test match in the greatest sporting city in the universe

 

[Twizzle]

150 up, need another 150

 

[JJ]

Paine has, absolutely. I couldn’t believe the chat that he needs to score more runs.. he’s got the 2nd highest batting average of any Australian Keeper behind Gilly. He needs wins, not runs to stay in the top job for mine. He dragged our innings out of a bog in Adelaide.

Warner will add a lot, and surely Smith will come back. Just shows how much we miss them when they were out. When they aren’t scoring runs we are vulnerable against a good bowling attack.

Everyone is vulnerable against quality attacks, that’s why you’re #1

Not sure there’s data on this but in recent years there seem to have been more monumental collapses from many teams... perhaps not many are good at dialling back and grinding

 

[Twizzle]

plumb for mine

 

[Bazal]

Might as well review it, we've got three of them...but it looked out